Table 3.
The distribution and exploratory factor analysis for the Legal Consciousness Scale
| Item | N (%) | Factor 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Sometimes | Often | Always | ||
| Q1 Do you think the legal knowledge you have is helpful for your medical treatment and diagnosis? | 25 (2.4) | 107 (10.4) | 339 (32.9) | 560 (54.3) | 0.803 |
| Q2 Do you think the legal knowledge you have is helpful to prevent medical dispute with patients | 58 (5.6) | 125 (12.1) | 380 (36.9) | 468 (45.4) | 0.765 |
| Q3 Do you think that once there is a medical dispute, you can take the initiative to seek legal protection? | 43 (4.2) | 178 (17.3) | 341 (33.1) | 469 (45.5) | 0.722 |
| Q4 Do you think you have enough legal knowledge or do you always think you need to study the legal knowledge? | 27 (2.6) | 139 (13.5) | 421 (40.8) | 444 (43.1) | 0.713 |
| Q5 Do you think it is necessary for you to enhance legal literacy? | 17 (1.6) | 53 (5.1) | 372 (36.1) | 589 (57.1) | 0.820 |
The values of the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin (KMO) test was 0.834 (satisfactory values > 0.500) and the Bartlett sphericity test was significant (p < 0.001). All of the items’ factorial loads were > 0.7